Last night I had the honor of MC’ing Alabama’s first beer dinner featuring exclusively high gravity beers, in celebration of Free The Hops’ success raising the ABV limit on beer in Alabama. The J. Clyde hosted. Here’s a brief rundown of how the pairings faired:
Jolly Pumpkin Oro de Calabaza with a fresh garden salad mixed [...]
What a meal.
Speaking as someone who’s spent years searching for the best technique to cook steak at home, I must say I think I’ve found it. It goes without saying that you have to start with decent meat. USDA Prime if you have money to burn, Choice if you don’t. And of course the “well-marbled” [...]
The meal was another kit dealie. Passable. It really needed mushrooms, and we didn’t have any on hand (and the box didn’t suggest adding them, gasp). And the flavor needed a little more punch. It was extremely mild. But decent.
So. Chicken Marsala. That’s made with wine (yes, there’s actually a packet of marsala cooking wine [...]
So I’ve fallen behind on reporting on all the food and beer combos I’ve been enjoying the past few days. Time for a little multi-pairing posting action. I have recently enjoyed…
North Coast Old Stock + dark chocolate. More of that 72% stuff from Whole Foods. I wasn’t at all sure of this one before trying [...]